I use it with a desktop. My only caution for wanting to use it with a laptop would be that it can be pretty heavy. For portability, I would look at something that weighs about half (I have a 40 cell).
Cindy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pam Quinn > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 2:09 AM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > Hi Cindy, > > So are you able to use the detachable braille display with a laptop > then? I wonder if they sell those separately? If I have to make a > decision about buying another machine down the road, I'd probably just > opt for a regular laptop and a braille display. > > Pam > Original Message: > > > > > >It was probably something with the main unit and not the > display. After > >trashing my pacmate TNS, I kept the display. I love the whiz wheels, > >unfortunately, I think they have patent on them so we won't > be able to see > >any other braille display makers use them. > > > >Cindy > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Paul Henrichsen > >> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 1:18 AM > >> To: 'Braillenote List' > >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > >> > >> > >> Hi, Richard. All I have to go on is what I heard. I'd love to > >> get my hands > >> on a packmate to where I have some time to explore and see > >> how it works with > >> email, web browsing, etc. > >> The one I saw at an ACB convention in Las Vegas seemed to be > >> having trouble > >> with its braille display, but I attributed that to a demo unit. > >> > >> > >> > >> Paul Henrichsen > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Richard Ring > >> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:52 PM > >> To: Braillenote List > >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > >> > >> Guess what? > >> I just want to hear him sing the praises of their detachable > >> Braille display > >> in that wonderful New Zealand accent he has! > >> I personally have both products, and I have never have had a > >> problem with my > >> Pac Mate. > >> That, by the way, is not said to dispute your claims; I have > >> heard and been > >> a part of many horror stories pertaining to both products. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Paul Henrichsen > >> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:47 PM > >> To: 'Braillenote List' > >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > >> > >> > >> Everyone I talk with feels the pack mate is a poorly produced > >> product. I was > >> surprised to see how Jonathan did a two part review of the > >> early packmate > >> and then jumped to the braille note. That surprised me. > >> This news surprises me even more. The packmate seems to, from > >> what I have > >> heard, have a high return rate because of poor quality. > Their braille > >> displays don't seem to be as good, either, from the few > >> things I have heard. > >> So, this jump surprises me quite a bit. > >> > >> > >> > >> Paul Henrichsen > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Richard Ring > >> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:40 PM > >> To: Braillenote List > >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > >> > >> I'm shocked, completely shocked. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tom Lange > >> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:38 PM > >> To: Braillenote List > >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> Very interesting news, and, I must say, somewhat of a > >> surprise. I wonder > >> how long this has been in the works. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:17 PM > >> Subject: [Braillenote] > >> > >> > >> I thought some of you might like to read this. > >> > >> Hello PAC Mate Users, > >> > >> It is my great pleasure to announce that Jonathan Mosen has > >> joined Freedom > >> Scientific as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product > >> Management. The > >> following press release is going out today. > >> > >> > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> > >> Brad Davis > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > >> > >> Media Contact: Brad Davis > >> Blind/Low Vision Group > >> 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 > >> www.FreedomScientific.com > >> <http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html> > >> > >> Jonathan Mosen Joins Freedom Scientific > >> > >> > >> > >> (St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 2006) - Freedom > Scientific's open > >> platform approach to hardware and software has brought over > >> another major > >> voice in the field of access technology for the blind. > >> > >> > >> > >> Jonathan Mosen, previously of HumanWare, is the new Vice > President of > >> Blindness Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific's > >> Blindness/Low > >> Vision Group. > >> > >> > >> > >> Mosen said "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the > >> strengths of an > >> open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This approach > >> showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream > >> applications and > >> technology elements to provide technology solutions for those > >> that are blind > >> in a timely manner." > >> > >> > >> > >> "I'm excited to be joining the Freedom Scientific team," > Mosen said. > >> "Freedom Scientific products enable blind people world wide > >> to succeed in > >> school, work, and the community. It's great to have the > >> opportunity to shape > >> the direction of Freedom Scientific's hardware products in close > >> consultation with customers. I am especially excited to be on > >> board with a > >> company that is so clearly setting the pace for new product > >> introduction and > >> affordability in this industry." > >> > >> > >> > >> Mosen has been involved with blindness-related issues since > >> the late 1980s > >> and has been in the access technology field since 1999. He > >> worked with the > >> Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand and the American > >> Council of the > >> Blind. One of his most significant contributions to blindness > >> in New Zealand > >> was his work to reform the Royal New Zealand Foundation for > >> the Blind's > >> constitutional framework to become the Foundation of the Blind. > >> > >> > >> > >> "It will be great to have the chance to work with some of the > >> sharpest minds > >> in the industry, both blind and sighted, to allow blind > >> people to be more > >> productive, more independent, and more efficient," Mosen said. > >> "I've always admired the fact Freedom Scientific has blind > >> people involved > >> extensively in the company at all levels. This sits well > with my own > >> personal philosophy, that we, as blind people, must take > >> control of our own > >> destiny and improve the world." > >> > >> > >> > >> Brad Davis, Vice President of Hardware Product Management > at Freedom > >> Scientific, said he thinks it will be exciting to see Mosen > >> apply his ideas > >> and experiences in the less confining environment made > >> possible by Freedom > >> Scientific's use of mainstream applications. > >> > >> > >> > >> "Jonathan will help us make best use of both our hardware > and software > >> resources to bring solutions to a broader range of users," > Davis said. > >> > >> > >> > >> Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific, said > >> that Mosen has > >> great rapport with users and that he looks forward to Mosen > >> bringing his > >> insight to Freedom Scientific's blindness products. > >> > >> > >> > >> About Freedom Scientific > >> Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive > >> technology products for those who are blind and vision > >> impaired and products > >> for the special education and learning disability markets. > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________________ > >> > >> Don't forget to check out: > >> http://www.pacmategear.com ! > >> > >> _______ > >> > >> PMList mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://pacmategear.com/mailman/listinfo/pmlist_pacmategear.com > >> > >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> and don't forget to reply to the confirmation email! > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > >> > >> __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > >> > >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >> http://www.eset.com > >> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > >> > >> __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > >> > >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >> http://www.eset.com > >> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > >> > >> __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > >> > >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >> http://www.eset.com > >> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >> > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
